I got yer gooseberry fool right here
Today…
is the first anniversary of the Bostock v. Clayton County decision.
is National Lobster Day, oooOOOoooo. Couldn’t tell you the last time I had one, but I am a big, big fan.
is the birthday of author Amy Clampitt (1920-1994). Struggling with a little pandemic malaise layered with midlife crisis? Perhaps it would help to know Amy didn’t publish her first poem ‘til she was 58. She was 63 when her first full collection was published.
From Gooseberry Fool:
Altogether, gooseberry virtues
take some getting
used to, as does trepang,
tripe à la mode de Caen,
or having turned thirteen.
Oh, and one last call for Pride Crispy Treat contributions, either via PayPal to me or directly to SMYAL.
Abortion
Washington Post | Catholic bishops this week will discuss if Biden qualifies for Communion. It’s the culmination of decades of abortion politics. | Michelle Boorstein
New York Times | Vatican Warns U.S. Bishops: Don’t Deny Biden Communion Over Abortion | Jason Horowitz
Arkansas
AP | Groups ask judge to block Arkansas' near-total abortion ban | Andrew DeMillo
Arkansas Times | ACLU seeks quick action to block Arkansas abortion ban | Max Brantley
Georgia
Georgia Recorder | Appeals court rules against landlords that sued 'nuisance' abortion clinic | Stanley Dunlap
Law360 | Ga. Judges Say Abortion Clinic Not Liable For Protesters | Rosie Manins
Louisiana
Rewire News Group | Will Louisiana Be the First Post-‘Roe’ Domino to Fall? | Susan Rinkunas
Mississippi
DAME | ‘We’re doing the best we can’:Talking with Mississippi abortion providers | Sarah Fowler
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Union Leader | Abortion ban part of House-Senate budget compromise | Kevin Landrigan
Oklahoma
Rewire News Group | Oklahoma Governor Is ‘Proud’ to Sign So Many Extreme Abortion Bans
Texas
American Independent | Texas gives millions to sketchy anti-abortion program as health care for women suffers | Lisa Needham
LGBTQ
Employee Benefit News | The pandemic is getting in the way of LGBTQ employees from coming out Indeed survey finds | Paola Peralta
HuffPost | LGBTQ Film And TV Writers To Hollywood: 'Dig Deeper And Do Better' On Representation | Marina Fang
Men's Health | I’m an Openly Gay Pediatrician. I’ve Seen How the Healthcare System Fails LGBTQ+ Kids. | Philip Ellis
Men's Health | FOLX Is Making Queer and Trans Healthcare So Much Easier. Finally. | Zachary Zane
NBC Out | Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney to reintroduce LGBTQ-inclusive violent crime data bill | Jo Yurcaba
POPSUGAR | School as a Safe Space: How LGBTQ+ Students Will Get Their Community Back | Kate Schweitzer
Popular Information | These 25 rainbow flag-waving corporations donated more than $10 million to anti-gay politicians in the last two years | Judd Legum
Political Wire | Pride Flag-Waving Firms Donate to Anti-LGBT Candidates | Taegan Goddard
RawStory | BUSTED: These 25 corporations celebrating Pride Month have given millions to anti-gay politicians | Matthew Chapman
Teen Vogue | “Family-Friendly” Pride Ignores the Chosen Families Pride Has Always Been Friendly To | Lucy Diavolo
Vogue | It's Been 5 Years Since The Pulse Nightclub Shooting, And Gays Against Guns Won't Let The World Forget | Emma Specter
Washington Post | The new wave of anti-trans legislation is based on very old arguments and ideas | Shay Ryan Olmstead
Illinois
WGLT-FM | Illinois On Its Way To Allowing Name Changes For Trans People On Marriage Certificates | Christine Hatfield
Kansas
LGBTQ Nation | Wichita’s proposed nondiscrimination ordinance is so awful that no one wants it to pass | Bil Browning
Kentucky
The Courier-Journal | US Supreme Court ruling may decide Kentucky contract feud with Baptist children's agency | Deborah Yetter
Michigan
Michigan Advance | Whitmer signs executive directive to prohibit state and federal funding of conversion therapy | Allison Donahue
More from The Advocate, Detroit News, Washington Blade
Nebraska
Omaha World-Herald | Same-sex couple complete adoption that Nebraska judge tried to block | Martha Stoddard
Nevada
Las Vegas Sun | UNLV makes 'a huge statement' about inclusivity with all-gender bathrooms | Sara MacNeil
Pregnancy, Parenting & Caregiving
Time | COVID-19 Exposed the Faults in America’s Elder Care System | Abigail Abrams
Washington Post | Low U.S. birth rate is a symptom of the unreasonable expectations on American mothers | Monica Hesse
Tennessee
The Tennessean | Sen. Marsha Blackburn is turning her back on Tennessee mothers | Mariah Phillips
Reproductive Health & Justice
Philly Voice | Racial disparities in breast cancer more likely the result of differences in access to care - not genetics, Penn study suggests | Tracey Romero
Rolling Stone | Are Sex-Negative 'Puriteens' Actually Taking Over the Internet? | EJ Dickson
Wyoming
Inside Health Policy | Medicaid Expansion Gains Traction In Wyoming, But Hurdles Remain | Maya Goldman
Work & Money
Becker's Hospital Review | Would women accept a gender pay gap if roles were reversed? 4 study findings | Hannah Mitchell
USA Today | A woman has never been elected mayor of New York City. Will one of these women change that? | Ryan Miller
Colorado
The Denver Post | My Colorado engineering firm was toxic for women. I spoke up and was fired. | Jason Tarry
Louisiana
The Daily Advertiser | Louisiana to exempt 'pink tax' on feminine hygiene products, diapers | Greg Hilburn